Alexandra Silva

ORCID: 0000-0001-9879-9268
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Research Areas
  • Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies
  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Linguistics and Education Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
  • Sports Analytics and Performance
  • Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Male Reproductive Health Studies
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Abdominal Surgery and Complications
  • Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • German Literature and Culture Studies
  • Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Environmental and biological studies
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • History, Culture, and Society

Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra
2019-2021

Universidade Federal Fluminense
2020

University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
2015-2018

IPO Porto
2017

Center for Human Genetics
2017

Massachusetts General Hospital
2017

Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais
2015

Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular
2014

Universidade do Porto
2014

Colorado Association of School Executives
2010

10.1038/ng.3743 article EN Nature Genetics 2017-01-09

The last few days of life have received significant attention in the literature. Reports shown similarities and differences between programs. As a palliative care service cultural context that has not been reported on, we thought an audit our own experience patients 48 hours comparison with other programs would be important. A prospective was designed to record data for four general domains: demographic information, symptom prevalence, patient performance status, perceived level comfort....

10.1089/109662103322654776 article EN Journal of Palliative Medicine 2003-12-01

Os anticoagulantes orais demonstraram ser altamente eficazes na prevenção do acidente vascular cerebral (AVC) associado a fibrilhação auricular (FA). A ocorrência de AVC apesar da hipocoagulação oral não é expectável, existindo escassa informação sobre os mecanismos responsáveis pela sua ocorrência. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar possíveis para isquémico, como má adesão à terapêutica e adequação dosagem dos em doentes cronicamente hipocoagulados por FA. Estudo prospetivo observacional,...

10.1016/j.repc.2018.06.004 article PT cc-by-nc-nd Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia 2019-02-01

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between food consumption 99 pregnant women aged 16-44 years who gave birth at a maternity hospital in Rio de Janeiro and newborn weight. Maternal unprocessed or minimally processed ultra-processed foods evaluated through Food Consumption Markers Form. For foods, most regularly consumed sweets (73.7%), soft drinks (71.7%), sausages (65.7%), salted crackers (63.6%) fried (55.6%). Among beans (85.9%) milk yogurt (60.6%), while less than...

10.4067/s0717-75182020000100080 article EN Revista chilena de nutrición 2020-02-01

Non-motor symptoms are underrecognized features of Parkinson's disease that impair quality life and increase mortality. In this study, we aim to translate, adapt validate the European Portuguese version "Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire", which has proven be a valid reliable measurement tool non-motor in other languages.Acceptability was evaluated regarding range values, ceiling floor effects. Reliability measured terms internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) reproducibility (intra-class...

10.20344/amp.13160 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Acta Médica Portuguesa 2020-07-27

A osteoartrose é uma doença crônica que afeta as articulações, com prevalência em idosos acima de 60 anos. Dessa forma, o tratamento fisioterapêutico faz parte da terapia conservadora primeira escolha, mas, caso refratário, procedimento cirúrgico artroplastia joelho torna-se indicado. Dessarte, presente artigo tem por objetivo analisar os efeitos telerreabilitação no pós-operatório total osteoartrose. Trata-se revisão integrativa literatura, meio das bases dados PubMed, PEDro e CENTRAL, a...

10.56083/rcv4n11-147 article PT Revista Contemporânea 2024-11-25

Oral anticoagulants have proved to be highly effective in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF)-related strokes. The occurrence of stroke despite oral anticoagulation is unexpected and little known about the mechanisms responsible. aim this study was assess possible for occurrence, such as poor treatment adherence inappropriate dosage, patients chronically anticoagulated AF. We performed a prospective observational 60 consecutive with non-valvular AF, medicated an anticoagulant admitted due...

10.1016/j.repce.2018.06.007 article PT cc-by-nc-nd Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition) 2019-02-01

Considerando as teorias habitualmente explicativas das assimetrias posturais (teoria ascendente e descendente), pretendeu-se verificar a magnitude sentido associações entre tipologia verificadas em crianças jovens futebolistas. Quarenta sete futebolistas do sexo masculino os 9 16 anos (13.02 ± 2.51) foram avaliados com recurso ao software de avaliação postural SAPo. O teste correlação Spearmen foi utilizado para possíveis diferentes tipologias identificadas. Foram observadas correlações...

10.46691/es.vi.279 article PT cc-by Deleted Journal 2015-06-30

Abstract The thoracic duct is a lymph vessel extending from the abdomen to base of neck where it drains one large veins in region. Many cases are described scientific literature, regarding anatomical variations duct, its origin, path, until end, and vast majority intended relate last part duct. reports related path very scarce. In male cadaver dissection anatomy laboratory Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Minas Gerais (FCMMG), an variation position was found. presented left aorta spine, entry...

10.4322/jms.061614 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Morphological Sciences 2015-07-01

Despite the research efforts of decades, Mycobacterium tuberculosis is still in origin 1.3 million deaths annually (WHO, Tuberculosis, 2013) and estimated to infect 2 billion people worldwide. The currently available antimicrobial therapies are aimed at only a few molecular targets growing number strains resistant multiple drugs drives an urgent need for identification novel pathways new points therapeutic intervention. Although sequence M. genome has been known more than decade, there no...

10.1107/s2053273314083405 article EN Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations and Advances 2014-08-05

Introdução: A dor é o sintoma que mais frequentemente afeta a qualidade de vida doentes com cancro. utilização ferramentas padronizadas para avaliação da pode diminuir variabilidade associada à sua e aumentar sucesso das intervenções terapêuticas. Em Portugal, cancro próstata neoplasia masculina frequente. Avaliamos impacto clínico aplicação sistemática um questionário padronizado em metastizado.Material Métodos: Coorte prospetiva, unicêntrica, amostragem consecutiva metastizado que, antes...

10.20344/amp.8820 article PT cc-by-nc-nd Acta Médica Portuguesa 2017-11-29

10.17615/tdb3-bx52 article EN Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) 2017-01-01
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